New Providence set to approved $2.4 million capital improvement plan

The New Providence Borough Council will meet tonight to vote on an ordinance that will allocate more than $2.4 million this year toward capital improvements.

The borough will use bonds and funds allocated by the municipal budget, which was adopted in April, to pay for the $2,441,500 worth of capital improvements to security, public works and recreation outlets.

The aggregate down payment on the 16 items pegged for purchased will be $122,075.

The improvements include $125,000 of police surveillance and electronic equipment, just less than $900,000 for a new fire engine and $217,000 for a reconfiguration of Lincoln Park and a drainage solution at Jaycees Park.

The Department of Public Works will receive almost $1 million alone to purchase vehicles, restructure the municipal building and repave roads.

The meeting will be held in the courtroom at the municipal building off Springfield Avenue at 7 p.m.